12 dpo on 4 Sep 12 and A Surprise!! =)

Well, Mummy tested for your presence over the weekend on 1 Sep 12, 9 dpo and it was a blank at the test line, only the control line was there, strikingly bold. =(

The only consolation that I can give myself is that maybe it is still early, that is why, we are unable to detect you on the HPT. But Mummy had a weird feel, like somehow I know that you are inside me, but I am afraid to believe and to throw myself into that belief because if  my thoughts of you are purely my make-believe or my strong desire for you, it would be real saddening when the flow comes as expected on 9 Sep 12, Sunday.

The odds are relatively low, considering the following:
- that we had only managed to BD on 23 Aug 12 and 25 Aug 12 itself

Chance Booster:
- Ovulation occurred relatively early on CD 16
- BD session on 23 Aug 12 once the OPK turned positive. Assuming the spermies need 12 hours to go through the capacitation process and that ovulation will occur 12 hours to 36 hours after the positive surge and then lives for another 12 hours to 24 hours, we may still have a shot here
- I had diligently taken the TCM, went for Accupuncture, boiled Ba Zhen Soup and took 益母草etc to build up my body to create a conducive environment for your implantation and growth

Chance Downer:
- For spermies to go through the capacitation process, the conducive cervical mucus is very important to coat them with this protective covering for the swim upwards

Well, after testing negative on 9 dpo, I had decided to skip testing until 14 dpo, i.e 6 Sep 12, but what prompted me to take the test earlier on 12 dpo was due to your Daddy's comical mix-up.

Here goes:
Mummy wanted to re-test again on Monday morning but was afraid of seeing yet another negative and then wasting another test kit along the way, so what I did was to re-use the test kit for 1 Sep 12. When the results is yet another negative, I proceeded to throw away all the OPKs and HPTs that were used for this cycle (meant to keep them initially to take photos of the many of them when we get pregnant this cycle) and keeping only the positive OPK that reminds me of our try for this cycle.

Your Daddy, while bathing on Monday night, spotted the positive OPK and came out excitedly after his shower and nudged a sleepy Mummy, saying 'Your HPT turned positive and it is a very strong line!' I was skeptical and replied 'Are you sure? What color is the HPT? (the OPK is characterized by a green tip at the top while the HPT is blue)' Guess your Daddy's reply? 'Blue'.

That got Mummy very excited and all that I can think was that the HPT that I re-used turned positive!! I got out of bed and took a look at the test kit. How disappointing was it. The color tip was green, i.e that was the OPK and not the HPT. Daddy came over and of course I questioned him on this and his reply was that the packaging was blue (the test kit was resting on its opened packaging which had a big blue box in the middle) and your Daddy had mistaken that as blue!! -_-

Disappointed, I got back to bed but with my curiosity aroused, I decided to test the next morning. What came out came as a shock, instead of the usual white base, there was a faint test line there!! =)

Mummy then rushed out of the bathroom and told Daddy to come quick. He got out of bed immediately and saw the faint line too! My eyes are not playing tricks on me! =) But as the test kit was from the old batch and expiring in Sep 12, Daddy said to use other test kit to verify the results, which we then did. The line on Clearblue came out immediately albeit faint (but still darker than the other 2 test kit) while the HPT from the new batch came up slower and fainter.

This is indeed a pleasant surprise! =) What a great way to brighten up our morning! I am carrying you inside my tummy and there you will stay, comfortable, warm and snug for the next 9 months before coming out crying and meeting your parents and your sister for the first time, somewhere in May 13. =)